It was a crisp winter morning, and Victor was taking a stroll. Though the streets of London would always pale in comparison to the beautiful boulevards of Paris, he was quite enjoying himself, and looking forward to a stop at his favourite boulangerie to enjoy a little taste of home. It was surprisingly difficult to get a good croissant in London.

Suddenly, Victor saw something that stopped him in his tracks. Kiwi and Hildegard, who had been following right behind him all morning, couldn't help but crash into the Frenchman. Going out for a stroll wasn't really their idea of fun (too slow for Kiwi, too cold for Hildegard,) but once they heard there would be cake, Victor had found it impossible to shake them... and believe me, he'd tried.

“Hey!” Kiwi shouted, landing on her backside with a bump.

“Why are we stopping? Are we there?” Asked Hildegard, picking up her hat from where it had fallen on the ground. Thankfully there was no harm done, as Mr Snuffles hadn't been riding inside it this morning. Emilia was bunny-sitting.

But Victor seemed completely oblivious to the little kerfuffle he'd caused. He just stared across the road like he couldn't believe his eyes.

“Do you not know who zat is?” He said, reluctantly tearing his eyes away from the figure he'd spotted leaving a hotel, to look upon the two young explorers.

Kiwi and Hildegard stared back blankly.

“Zat is Ambassador General Warren Peace 'imself!” Victor said, as if that answered everything.

“Never heard of him,” said Kiwi, losing interest already as this was delaying their cake.

“Mon Dieu.” Victor said, palming his face in frustration. “Monsieur Peace is one of zee finest military minds and diplomats in 'istory. His battlefield tactics are required reading at zee École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Sandhurst and Westpoint Military Academies. He single handedly negotiated both the Syldavia-Borduria Treaty and the Ruritania Accords... Surely you 'ave heard of him?”

“Nope.” Said Hildegard. “ Sorry.”

“Sacrebleu.” Victor was clearly quite annoyed. “He has been a personal hero of mine since I first learned to use a sword. To be able to discuss battlefield tactics and negotiating strategies with him for just a few minutes would be très extraordinaire.”

“Well, let's go say hi.” Said Kiwi, taking a step towards the hotel.

“NON!” Victor sounded truly shocked. “One does not simply walk up to a man such as zis and say 'hi.'”

“However...” the Frenchman added, a plan coming together. “If Pinkerton could be persuaded to invite Monsieur Peace to present the award at this years ceremony. And if I... er we, could do something truly worthy of the great man's attention... then perhaps...?”

“Oui.” Victor said, suddenly sounding very pleased with himself. “Come, we must speak with Pinkerton and then prepare for our expedition. But we must hurry. I am sure once ze news of Monsieur Peace's attendance gets out, many in the Society will wish to impress him. We must defeat them all!”

Hildegard and Kiwi looked at each other, slightly unnerved by Victor's sudden change of mood. But it sounded like it would be quite an adventure, and it might be fun.

“Just one thing...” Kiwi began, before Hildegard finished the thought they had both been having.

“...will there be cake?”

Rules:

Your crew must consist of the following, each on a separate character. Any of them can be Captain.

A natural Tactican (to show you have the tactical skills to lead an army.)

A natural Diplomat (to show you can also resolve a conflict peacefully.)

A natural Survivalist (to show you have what it takes to survive the experience.)

Your Fifth Expedition must be Egypt. But can you defeat the only General that Warren Peace never could? You'll find him in the Temple of Sekhmet.

You will gain bonus points if you can really impress Warren by getting one or more of these crewmembers to level 6 or higher in their chosen field. e.g. Your Tactician in the Tactician Perk.

You must play on Adventure mode.

*Note: A "natural" is a person that either starts with or can gain that perk type through levelling (listed below).

You will gain bonus points if you can really impress Warren by getting one or more of your crew to level 6 or higher in their chosen field. e.g. Your Tactician in the Tactician Perk.

Bonus points (only the highest scores.)
1 character to level 6 or higher in their chosen field: 1000
2 characters to level 6 or higher in their chosen field: 2000
3 characters to level 6 or higher in their chosen field: 4000

Remember, you will need a screenshot of your final score screen, as well as a screenshot of each crew member's passport screen from the final score screen showing their chosen field if you want to get the bonus. Also only the highest bonus scores, so e.g. If your chosen Tactician and Diplomat both get to level 6, you score 2000 bonus points, not 3000.)

BRONZE: 3000 (1MP*)

SILVER: 7500 (2MP*)

GOLD: 14500 (3MP*)

PLATINUM: 19500 (3MP+**)

* Number of medal points awarded when playing on Classic Difficulty. Easy and Normal give less, according to these rules.
** The platinum medal is extraordinary and can only be achieved on Classic or Impossible difficulty without losing. It doesn't increase Medal Points further than a Gold medal, but we will track how many you have.

How to participate
You can participate with a highscore, a story or both.

Stories
Write a story. Use the Challenge theme as an inspiration by looking at the constraints. Find other stories in the Fan Story directory or by looking at previous challenges.
Post your story in a new topic in these forums.
Also link to it to this thread with a comment: Include the first paragraph/few lines of your story in the post here to show readers what your story is about.

Highscores
Play the game according to the challenge rules and in Adventure mode.
Post in this topic a screenshot of your Win Screen*, right after the ceremony or your Leaderboard record.* Also include a text version of your score with the submission to allow for error checking.
Submit by 12:00 noon CEST, 24/01/18 (Or 01/24/18 for those using MM/DD/YY)
(click here for your local time equivalent )
NOTE: Only one score will be accepted - only one submission for each player please. If you wish to enter a new score, please edit your initial entry and make it clear which score you are submitting, and add the word "EditGreenlight" to the entry so we can see immediately when the result needs updating.
*If you forget to screenshot the Win screen, you can also enter with a screenshot of your Leaderboards: Go to Main Menu > Leaderboards > Local > click the entry that matches your submission game > screenshot those details.

Remember, you will need a screenshot of your final score screen, as well as a screenshot of each crewmember's passport screen from that final score screen showing their chosen field if you want to get the bonus.

Game VersionBuild must be #483 or later

Story ideas:

Can Victor impress his hero? Will Warren Peace live up to his reputation? Why is the Ambassador General in London anyway? And will Kiwi and Hildegard get to have their cake and eat it?